CBS 2 investigated, and found Ridgewood resident Rob Lyons, who caught the beast on camera.

“It was too small to be a coyote," Lyons told the station. "Definitely wasn't a dog. It almost looked like a cat — it was prancing around like a cat. It was weird."

With its long tail, quadrupedal gait and funny haircut, it's likely some kind of canid with a nasty case of mange. What say you, New Jersey?

Update: Reader Janet Briggs sends us these photos taken two weeks ago outside her home way down in Monmouth County.

"Your 'Ridgewood, NJ' Fox - Must have immigrated to Freehold Township, NJ!" she writes. This one looks definitively more fox-like.

Update 2: Chris Kendall, a firefighter in Wayne in Passaic County, also shared a story of a sighting. Kendall writes: "We have a similar creature that has been going around our two firehouses the last few months and have come to be convinced its a 'Chupacabra.' My Fire company has even adopted it as our unofficial logo."

We've added two photos from Kendall to the gallery along with Briggs' photos.

Update 3: We keep receiving more photos. Some are clearly foxes. Others are more ambiguous. We have a call out to the DEP. Stay tuned!